4. Notice of Scoping for the Environmental Assessment for the Connecticut Training Center Installation Master Plan Connecticut Army National Guard/Connecticut Military Department
Municipalities where proposed project might be located: East Lyme, Lyme, Old Lyme, and East Haven
Addresses of Possible Project Locations: Stones Ranch Military Reservation, 10 Stone Ranch Road, East Lyme, CT 06333; Camp Niantic, 38 Smith Street, Niantic, CT 06357; East Haven Rifle Range, 591 N. High Street, East Haven, CT 06512
Project Description:In compliance with the Connecticut Environmental Policy Act (CEPA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Connecticut Military Department/Connecticut Army National Guard (CTARNG) will prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) of their proposed action to approve a new Installation Master Plan (IMP) for the Connecticut Training Center (CTC) that is consistent with the requirements of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) 2-100-01, Installation Master Planning, which provides guidance for master plan development on DoD installations. The EA will evaluate the potential environmental, cultural, and socioeconomic effects from the UFC 2-100-01 IMP.
The CTC is comprised of three noncontiguous installations: Stones Ranch Military Reservation, Camp Niantic, and East Haven Rifle Range. The UFC 2-100-01 IMP would inform future planning and programming decisions for real property construction, renovation, maintenance, and repair at the CTC over the near-term (within 5 years) and long-term (20 years) planning horizon. The UFC 2-100-01 IMP represents a comprehensive approach to developing the CTC using planning strategies that reinforce capabilities to support the CTARNG’s mission, promote quality of life, and enhance sustainability and environmental viability at the CTC. The UFC 2-100-01 IMP would replace CTC’s current planning document, which went in to effect in 2001 and no longer provides sufficient direction for future CTC projects.
The EA will evaluate two alternatives: the proposed action to approve the UFC 2-100-01 IMP (the preferred alternative), or to not approve the UFC 2-100-01 IMP (the no action alternative). The proposed action would provide an updated master plan to guide CTARNG’s mission at CTC for the next 20 years using the latest techniques in planning. The no action alternative would be to continue managing the CTC under the 2001 planning document.
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Written comments from the public are welcomed and will be accepted until the close of business on: November 1, 2018
Any person can ask the sponsoring agency to hold a Public Scoping Meeting by sending such a request to the address below. If a meeting is requested by 25 or more individuals, or by an association that represents 25 or more members, the sponsoring agency shall schedule a Public Scoping Meeting. Such requests must be made by November 1, 2018.
Written comments and/or requests for a Public Scoping Meeting should be sent to
Name: Mr. Robert Dollak, Environmental Program Manager
Agency: Connecticut Military Department/Connecticut Army National Guard
Address: 360 Broad Street, Hartford CT 06105
Phone: (860) 524-4945
E-Mail: robert.f.dollak.nfg@mail.mil
If you have questions about the public meeting, or other questions about the scoping for this project, contact:
Name: Mr. Robert Dollak, Environmental Program Manager
Agency: Connecticut Military Department/Connecticut Army National Guard
Address: 360 Broad Street, Hartford CT 06105
Phone: (860) 524-4945
E-Mail: robert.f.dollak.nfg@mail.mil